{"product_id":"saint-seraphina-fina-medal-necklace","title":"Saint Seraphina (Fina) Medal Necklace – Patron Saint of the Disabled and the Chronically Ill","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"western\"\u003eSaint Seraphina, also known as Fina, Patron Saint of the Disabled and the Chronically Ill\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeraphina, called Fina in her hometown of San Gimignano and still known by that name there today, was born around 1238 in Italy. At age ten she was struck by a severe, progressive illness that left her paralyzed and bedridden for the rest of her short life. She insisted on lying on a bare wooden board rather than a proper bed, treating her suffering as a form of prayer, and she continued to spin wool for the poor from where she lay even as her condition worsened. She died in 1253 at fifteen, and according to tradition, white violets sprang up from the wooden board the moment she passed. She's buried in the Collegiate Church of San Gimignano, where she remains the city's patron saint (still celebrated locally as Santa Fina) and a source of devotion for people living with paralysis, disability, and long-term illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Gift For...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomeone living with a chronic illness or disability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaregivers of the bedridden or homebound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone facing a long recovery or a diagnosis with no clear end date\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA person who's had to find meaning in years they didn't choose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomeone who needs a reminder that endurance counts, even unseen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone searching for \"Saint Fina\" as well as Seraphina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Confirmation Gift for Seraphina\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidering Seraphina, or Fina, for a confirmation name? \"Unseen Endurance\" or \"Quiet Strength\" both fit within the 20-character line limit. She suits confirmation well because her sainthood came entirely from how she carried an ordeal nobody witnessed up close, which speaks directly to a confirmand facing something hard that isn't visible to everyone around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Saint Seraphina Medal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design shows Seraphina haloed and reclining on the wooden board she lay on through her long illness, holding a bunch of violets, referencing the flowers said to have sprung up from the board where she died. The natural gold or silver of the metal forms the illustration itself. Black ink is applied to the pendant surface and the metal shows through as the image. A shatterproof liquid glass coating seals the surface. The result has a depth and precision that printed medals don't achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePersonalization and Engraving\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReverse engraving available in Tangerine cursive, 2 lines, 20 characters max each. Well-suited pairings: a name with \"Quiet Strength,\" or a diagnosis date or anniversary paired with \"Unseen Endurance.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaint Seraphina's feast day is March 12th.\u003c\/b\u003e In San Gimignano she's simply Fina, and the town still marks her feast with white violets, the flower that's carried her story for nearly eight hundred years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sanctum Medals","offers":[{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ No","offer_id":53696754450768,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Stainless Steel \/ Yes","offer_id":53696754483536,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ No","offer_id":53696754516304,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18k Gold Finish \/ Yes","offer_id":53696754549072,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/7852\/6032\/files\/Saint-Seraphina-Medal-Gold-frontview.jpg?v=1790411006","url":"https:\/\/sanctummedals.com\/products\/saint-seraphina-fina-medal-necklace","provider":"Sanctum Medals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}